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MONDAY 13 NOVEMBER 1967 317th day - 48 days to come


Thing of an induction type GAME which would be different from ELEUSIS. Didn't come up with much.

Thinking of a card GAME. Twenty-four cards are used, equal numbers of a suit for 2, 3, or 4 players (2 suits, 3, etc.). They are shuffled and placed in a 5 x 5 layout with the center empty. Captures are by jumping, including multiple. First jump must be over a lower number. Didn't seem to work out very well. Another idea. A layout with a few empty spaces. Players move a card of their suit over a card or line of cards onto an empty space. Cards passed over are not captured. Instead player scores points for cards passed over. Another possibility, keep record of cards passed over and trying to get set, or sets. (Looks promising.)

Called Alice to get Jake Williams' phone number (YU9-7679) Called him and arranged to get together next Monday to discuss I'M ALL TIED UP.

Letter from Haar Hoolim. Reproduced rules for ARMOR, but seem to be similar the same as the handwritten copies he sent before. Also sent me a reproduction of his agent's contract. I don't like it since it calls for him sharing some of the expenses.

Letter from Mike Abrams. He will send me a copy of the rules for CRISIS and INS, which I must re- turn.

He sent me a coupon for ordering a business game from Procter & Gamble. The game is VENTURE and the address is:- The Procter & Gamble Co. Director of Educational Services (Venture) P.O. Box 599, Cincinatti, Ohio 45201

Thinking of ideas for playing OPERATION SEARCH with a regular deck of cards. Play the version that only the number of cards that a player has is given, not with actual passing of the cards. Questions could be:- "How many odd hearts to you have", or "even high" (6 to 10), or "low black", or "black pictures", or "5s & 9s", etc. Two factors must always be combined in the question.